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Hello all,
Our garden is far too small for a garden railway, let alone one of 381mm gauge. Or so my better half would say if I dared ask her.

But I would still like a narrow gauge railway in my garden. Having spent a lot of time on the Gnatterbox over the past months, the penny finally dropped: I'm going to model our own garden, including a Gn15 railway of course.

I'm a longtime 0m modeller (22.5 mm narrow gauge), but I kept feeling the urge to build something in a bigger scale. I've kept moving away from the standard gauge prototype-inspired layout, looking for freedom - which I found here.

Many of the inspiring layouts I've seen here have been built around some kind of industry. Mine will reflect my own interests: pottering around the garden (wearing wooden shoes - I'm Dutch) pointlessly trying to control the green stuff that keeps popping up everywhere; drinking tea (or beer); and repairing the handful of bikes owned by my family (but not looked after by them). Oh, and railways.

Like many of you, I've also got half a barn full of things "which might one day be useful for the railway". I intend to buy nothing for my layout, but finally use some of that stuff instead.

Interests: 16mm whimsical battery loco s.mainly working wood card or any thing I an get hold of .i paper my locos to m d f joints no fancy filling for me yes I also paper plastic and resin models two samples of my efforts on h g l w .com face book

dear dutch, I model in 16mm my layout 7 footx 4 foot in a garden shed it runs on lionel tin plate track three rail with centre rail removed its gauged to 32mm I run small freelance battery locos and I have also ran live steam there are people who run end to end with battery power. I am known as whimsical Wilcox locally the reason is i can never build anything as manufactors intented I see a coach / guards van etc I want to convert it into a railcar and it has to be highly detailed& weathered. most of my models are covered with coloured paper to give a more realistic finish than out of scale wood grain or to be able to create individual panels on what would be a metal loco have fun is my motto I have dabbled in gn 15 but I had a calling to 16mm and now its my passion wish you all the fun and success in your hobby W .W.